STITCH: A Poignant Relationship Between Two Young Gay Men
BOSTON, Mass. – Using animation to change the world… This is the hope of an award-winning group of Boston-based filmmakers and artists currently creating a…
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Latin@ Pride 2013 Theme & Events: “United, Empowered and Moving Forward”
Boston Pride Announces Latin@ Pride Week Held September 21-28 Boston, Mass – Boston Pride announced last week that the theme for the 2013 Latin@ Pride…
TOD@S Stand Weekend Workshop, Uses Theater to Share Stories, Build Community
TOD@S programs this fall include Yoga for Healing and support group for Spanish-speaking LGBTQ survivors of partner abuse BOSTON, Mass.— In 2011, the Hispanic Black…
GLAD Introduces GLAD Answers, Information & Referral Service for LGBTQs
BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders today unveiled “GLAD Answers,” an updated version of its venerable Legal InfoLine. GLAD Answers is an information and…
MassEquality on U.S. Treasury & Health and Human Service Rulings For Married Same-Sex Couples
BOSTON, Mass.—This week, US Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced that the Internal Revenue Service would treat legally married same-sex couples as married under federal…
Greater Boston Stonewall Democrats Endorse Carl Sciortino for Congress
Sciortino a leader in the fight for LGBT equality BOSTON, Mass.—The Bay State Stonewall Democrats have announced their endorsement of State Representative Carl Sciortino in…
GLAD Expands Transgender Rights Project
Adds Staff Attorney Zack M. Paakkonen BOSTON, Mass.—Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders is pleased to announce the addition of Staff Attorney Zack M. Paakkonen,…
Mayoral Forum on the Arts: Sept. 9 At Paramount Theatre with Moderator Joyce Kulhawik
Create the Vote Coalition wants to hear candidates’ vision for the arts and culture in Boston BOSTON, Mass. — Create the Vote, a coalition of…
LGBTQ Health and Wellness Weekend
BOSTON, Mass. — On August 24th & 25th the first LGBTQ Health and Wellness Weekend will take place at The Brewery, 284 Amory St., Jamaica Plain….
Fenway’s Summer Institute in LGBT Population Health Announces Program Participants
The 2013 Summer Institute in LGBT Population Health hosted by The Fenway Institute and Department of Community Health Sciences of the Boston University School of…
PRISM LGBT Health Closes Its Doors After Losing Funding Source
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— NORTH SHORE, Mass.—After sixteen years of serving the LGBTQ community in the Massachusetts North Shore and Merrimack Valley, PRISM LGBT Health…
Candidate for City Council Runs Campaign Grounded in Equality, Fueled by Life Experience
By: Lauren Walleser/TRT Reporter— BOSTON, Mass.—With elections for Boston City Councilor At-Large quickly approaching, Francisco L. White—the 26-year-old formerly homeless freelance journalist and blogger who…
GLAD Cheers Implementation of Marriage Equality in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — With Rhode Island’s marriage equality law set to take effect Aug. 1, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) extended congratulations to the same-sex…
Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition Announces New Executive Director
BOSTON, Mass. — Nancy Nangeroni, Chair of the Steering Committee, has announced the appointment of Mason Dunn as Executive Director of the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition,…
Sixth Annual World Hepatitis Day Takes Place on July 28
BOSTON, Mass.—Sunday, July 28 will mark the sixth annual World Hepatitis Day sponsored by the World Hepatitis Alliance in collaboration with the World Health Organization….
Immigration after DOMA: A Forum for the LGBT Community
BOSTON, Mass.—No one may have been waiting more anxiously for the end of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) than bi-national, same-sex couples. DOMA made…
MassEquality to Offer Testimony on Homeless Youth Bill Before Children & Families Committee
Plight of unaccompanied homeless young people in Massachusetts is a crisis requiring immediate attention BOSTON, Mass.—The Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on Children and Families will…
LGBT Leaders Call on Community to Recommit to Fight Against AIDS
By: Eric Brus*— Last month, the leaders of 35 LGBT and HIV/AIDS organizations issued a joint letter committing themselves and their organizations to re-engaging the…
HBGC Launches Video Series Featuring Boston Mayoral Candidates, TRT Sponsors Project
BOSTON, Mass. — On July 2, 2013, the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) announced it will release a series of videos designed to get those…
GLAD’s Spirit of Justice Award Dinner Honors Chief Justice Margaret H. Marshall
The Award Event Marks 10th Anniversary of Goodridge Decision BOSTON, Mass.—Ten years after the Supreme Judicial Court’s decision in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health…
Judiciary Committee to Hear Testimony on Transgender Equal Access Bill
Massachusetts remains only state with a transgender non-discrimination law that does not include public accommodations BOSTON, Mass. — The Massachusetts legislature’s Joint Committee on the…
Get Ready for Six Flags New England’s Out in the Park 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.—Six Flags New England is proud to host its annual “Out in the Park” event on Saturday, September 14th. Guests will be able to enjoy…
Rhode Island Residents Share Excitement for Marriage Equality & Weddings
By: Clara Lefton/ TRT Reporter— PROVIDENCE, R.I.—Beginning August 1, 2013, the state of Rhode Island will recognize same-sex marriage, a historical event brought on by…